Guild Wars 2

The latest patch moved Obsidian Sanctum to its own map. One side effect I’ve noticed is a marked increase in anti-social behaviour by certain groups.

I suspect that it’s much harder to rally support when doing the jumping puzzle now; if someone is camping an area or ganking unsuspecting passers-by you can’t return to the Eternal Battlegrounds and request help.

Specific problem areas:

• Thieves in the dark room attacking people unfamiliar with the room – their stealth advantage combined with the difficult and unfamiliar terrain is deadly.

• Guilds that wait out of sight just beyond the top of the arena, then either knock people off the cliff or kill them.

I realize these are not actually new issues for the puzzle, but it seems much easier for antisocial groups to outman the other servers and engage in this kind of harrassment now that the Sanctum is on its own map.

It’s not encouraging them, it’s giving them a place to go. Which is why they made a map where you can kill your own server mates with traps.

The Obsidian Sanctum has always encouraged griefers…

I think that was the point when it was designed around log, spike, fire, arrow, boulder, and animal traps. If it wasn’t designed to ‘trap’ people and kill them, why are those traps there?

Additionally, it isn’t difficult to click the ‘Eternal Battlegrounds’ dropdown and go back to EB and ask for help.

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SonOfKrypton.4357:

The Obsidian Sanctum has always encouraged griefers…

I think that was the point when it was designed around log, spike, fire, arrow, boulder, and animal traps. If it wasn’t designed to ‘trap’ people and kill them, why are those traps there?

Additionally, it isn’t difficult to click the ‘Eternal Battlegrounds’ dropdown and go back to EB and ask for help.

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BWHAHAHA that’s epic. Next up, Jumping Puzzle prisons.

It is the only tiny little insignificant piece of this entire game that encourages griefers, and I am very happy that it does.

This entire game is built around casuals, I’m thankful for the few places that aren’t

SonOfKrypton.4357:

The Obsidian Sanctum has always encouraged griefers…

I think that was the point when it was designed around log, spike, fire, arrow, boulder, and animal traps. If it wasn’t designed to ‘trap’ people and kill them, why are those traps there?

Additionally, it isn’t difficult to click the ‘Eternal Battlegrounds’ dropdown and go back to EB and ask for help.

Check out this little gem

That ‘prison’ actually saved my life once. If you go down state in it. If the gate closes. Even if they’re about to spike you. They get teleported out and leaves you in there as down state. Leaving you to freely revive yourself and way point out if needed.

Actually works in the favour of the victims.

I assume that is what happened in the picture and he is instead laughing at you.

Azure Prower.8701:

They get teleported out and leaves you in there as down state. Leaving you to freely revive yourself and way point out if needed.

Yeah, that is what happened in this case! My primary goal was never to kill this player, just prevent him from getting up top, and it worked! n_n

I also sincerely apologise, Azure, for bringing back those memories.

The bulk of the video featured people who took a mesmer portal to the chest so don’t feel bad for them.